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The memcached master php file is located in:
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The memcache setup has changed '''recently''' for the multi-honed datacenter deployment (SDTPA vs EQIAD).
<tt>/home/wikipedia/common/wmf-config/mc.php</tt>
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Memcached installation is handed via the puppet memcached role.
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When a memcache server is offline, it should be entirely removed from the configuration (if permanent) or commented out (if temporary.)  Unlike the old slot format config file, the new format doesn't require you to keep an identical number of members deployed in the memcached pool.  Please note that one shouldn't add and remove a lot of members from this list in a short period of time, as the consistent hashing may result in a server being unpooled, then repooled to cause the keys to remap directly back to the same server, resulting in undesired performance.  So if a server is down, fix it ASAP.  If it cannot be rebooted and fixed ASAP, then it should be removed.  If it is removed, it may be prudent to leave it unpooled for 24 hours? (Aaron advises we have some items that can cache in mc for 24 hours.)
  
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The memcached configuration php files are maintained in gerrit, under the operations/mediawiki-config branch.
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<tt>mediawiki-config/wmf-config/mc-eqiad.php</tt>
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<tt>mediawiki-config/wmf-config/mc-pmtpa.php</tt>
  
You can test the servers to see which memcached are functioning and which are not with the following:
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Memcached installation is handed via the puppet memcached role; and are currently deployed to dedicated memcache systems (mcX and mcXXXX).
  <tt>cd /home/w/common/wmf-deployment/maintenance; php mctest.php</tt>
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You can test the servers to see which memcached are functioning and which are not with the following on fenari:
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  <tt>cd /home/w/common/wmf-deployment/maintenance; mwscript mctest.php</tt>
  
 
Note that all servers that are up will return <tt>incr: 100  get: 100</tt> and servers that are down will return <tt>incr: 0  get: 0</tt>.
 
Note that all servers that are up will return <tt>incr: 100  get: 100</tt> and servers that are down will return <tt>incr: 0  get: 0</tt>.
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== Editing mc.php ==
 
== Editing mc.php ==
  
Please note what the file says, the order and format is '''very important.''' Make sure you add servers to the correct ***DOWN*** or ***SPARE*** sections, removing the slot number and replacing it with XXIf you move a server into the memcached pool, ensure you remove the XX and put in the correct number.
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The memcached configuration php files are maintained in gerrit, under the operations/mediawiki-config branch.
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  <tt>mediawiki-config/wmf-config/mc-eqiad.php</tt>
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  <tt>mediawiki-config/wmf-config/mc-pmtpa.php</tt>
  
If you want to add a server from the spare list to the active list, please test it first. You can run  
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If you want to add a server from the spare list to the active list, please test it first. You can run on fenari
  
   <tt>php /home/wikipedia/common/wmf-deployment/maintenance/mctest.php enwiki ip-address-here:11000</tt>
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   <tt>cd /home/w/common/wmf-deployment/maintenance; mwscript mctest.php enwiki ip-address-here:11000</tt>
  
 
(it runs on a nonstandard port). As above, servers that are up will return incr: 100 get: 100 and servers that are down will return incr: 0 get: 0.  
 
(it runs on a nonstandard port). As above, servers that are up will return incr: 100 get: 100 and servers that are down will return incr: 0 get: 0.  
  
If you fix a memcached server and it is not immediately needed to go into rotation, be sure to move it from DOWN to SPARE.
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Once you finish updating the file, you must '''git commit''' and then '''git review'''.  You should be logged in as your own username, as your user keys will be checked.  Then you need to git fetch and merge on fenari in the /home/wikimedia/common/wmf-deployment directory and sync out changes.
 
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Once you finish updating the file, you need to sync it out with the following:
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<tt>sync-file mc.php ''enter the reason for updates'' </tt>
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=== Adding Servers to the Memcache pool ===
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Currently, this is a very serious undertaking, as even adding a single server to the total number of servers causes the need for all memcached servers to completely rebuild their cache.  Simple explination by Domas is crc32(key) % modulus.  That is on our side, not memcached, and thus is the issue.
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We are not sure the impact, only that it possibly may not lat long, but we have no real info on this.
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[[Category:How-To]]
 
[[Category:How-To]]

Latest revision as of 00:33, 12 February 2013

The memcache setup has changed recently for the multi-honed datacenter deployment (SDTPA vs EQIAD).

When a memcache server is offline, it should be entirely removed from the configuration (if permanent) or commented out (if temporary.) Unlike the old slot format config file, the new format doesn't require you to keep an identical number of members deployed in the memcached pool. Please note that one shouldn't add and remove a lot of members from this list in a short period of time, as the consistent hashing may result in a server being unpooled, then repooled to cause the keys to remap directly back to the same server, resulting in undesired performance. So if a server is down, fix it ASAP. If it cannot be rebooted and fixed ASAP, then it should be removed. If it is removed, it may be prudent to leave it unpooled for 24 hours? (Aaron advises we have some items that can cache in mc for 24 hours.)

The memcached configuration php files are maintained in gerrit, under the operations/mediawiki-config branch.

mediawiki-config/wmf-config/mc-eqiad.php
mediawiki-config/wmf-config/mc-pmtpa.php

Memcached installation is handed via the puppet memcached role; and are currently deployed to dedicated memcache systems (mcX and mcXXXX).


You can test the servers to see which memcached are functioning and which are not with the following on fenari:

cd /home/w/common/wmf-deployment/maintenance; mwscript mctest.php

Note that all servers that are up will return incr: 100 get: 100 and servers that are down will return incr: 0 get: 0.

[edit] Editing mc.php

The memcached configuration php files are maintained in gerrit, under the operations/mediawiki-config branch.

mediawiki-config/wmf-config/mc-eqiad.php
mediawiki-config/wmf-config/mc-pmtpa.php

If you want to add a server from the spare list to the active list, please test it first. You can run on fenari

 cd /home/w/common/wmf-deployment/maintenance; mwscript mctest.php enwiki ip-address-here:11000

(it runs on a nonstandard port). As above, servers that are up will return incr: 100 get: 100 and servers that are down will return incr: 0 get: 0.

Once you finish updating the file, you must git commit and then git review. You should be logged in as your own username, as your user keys will be checked. Then you need to git fetch and merge on fenari in the /home/wikimedia/common/wmf-deployment directory and sync out changes.

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